Oregon spotted frog

Oregon spotted frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species:
R. pretiosa
Binomial name
Rana pretiosa
Baird & Girard, 1853
Oregon Spotted Frog range[2][3]

The Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa, meaning "precious frog") is a member of the frog family Ranidae of order Anura. It is a medium-sized aquatic frog endemic to the Pacific Northwest and historically well distributed in the Puget Trough/Willamette Valley province and the Cascade Mountains of south-central Washington and Oregon.[4][5] It is relatively rare within its range and is listed globally as vulnerable.[1]

  1. ^ a b Geoffrey Hammerson, Christopher Pearl (2004). "Rana pretiosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T19179A8848383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T19179A8848383.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe. 2004. Rana pretiosa. In: IUCN 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. http://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ National Geophysical Data Center, 1999. Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE) v.1. Hastings, D. and P.K. Dunbar. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi:10.7289/V52R3PMS [access date: 2015-03-16].
  4. ^ Kelly R. McAllister & William P. Leonard (July 1997). "Washington State Status Report for the Oregon Spotted Frog". Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rana pretiosa Baird and Girard, 1853". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 January 2015.